Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-12-09

In the Judiciary Committee u 1s
man and five other members dr we ch(
Mr.. Culberson, of Texas, ia tha sIpd 4
viving member, but Mr.. Mills. of ' =,
state, is the senior surviving nemh NH 81
the Ways and Means Committee ann e
will not have both those chairmo"a.l,
Pat Collins, of Massachusetts, conan mansl
after Culberson in the Judiciarvv n %s
tee, and he is one of the s,ronass. .oml
the House. sSs' men
The Banking and Currencv Cow,
has lost it's chairman and two ~ Somml
hers. Gambler of Georgia is tha me
surviving member. but Georgia vii, sel
ly get the Craftsmanship of the C s,'l ia
on Elections and that on Bankin,s, olhill
rency. 'ld
Bland of Missouri, chairman
Committee on Coinage, We;oh,ao "
Measures, comes back. Only thras
committee have been relepated to "
| life. ~ PRIV
Reagan of Texas, chairman of a.,
ml;tee on Commerce, is now a Ssn
and the senior member is Clardy Of D \
souri,, but Clardy can't expect to VI 90,
chairmanship if Bland is to retain e., se'
the wonde:f full eagle on the sivar 1's'
would shrek with pain if Bland wa. w
signed to any other field of usefn'.
Four other members OF the CO..,
Committee have been lett out. 'i"Hle
The river and harbor bill did No.
committee that fathered it the ser ,i "' i
might have been expected 'e Cns;
Willis, of Kentucky, and six other n" ~
bers of the committee are amono ~, lt
ing. The senior survivor is Blon ,le N
Louisiana. A"'
Hatch, Of Missouri, Chairman of
| Committee on Agriculture. comes
but seven other members of the conn;
are missing.
Perry Belmont, Chairman of The C,
mittee on Foreign Affairs, comes back
is likely to be reappoin,ed, but six q
members of the committee do not come
Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin, Chalrms
the Committee on Military Affairs
been retired with five other members NJ
committee. The senior survivor is
Wheeler, of Alabama. There is
question whether the Cbairmanship of
Committee on Military Affairs WILDE
to a Confederate Lieutenant General.
Herbert, of Alabama, Chairman Of
Naval Committee, comes back, and
three members of the committee are NJ
ing. Blount, of Georgia, Chairman o,
Postot1ice Committee, comes back, bu
next TOUR Democrats on the list and ty
the Republicans have retired. The
three members of the Committee on
lie Lands have been retired. leaving Nj
Foran, Of Ohio, the senior member.
Mr.. Hill, of Ohio, Chairman OF the c
mittee on Territories, and four other N
bers have fallen by the wavside. and
leaves Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, the SC
member.
INCREASE OF POSTOFIICES,
Figures from the Report of Assistant,
master-Gcncral Stevenson.
The annual report OF First Assistant
master General Stevenson shows that
number of postoffices established during
last fiscal year was ',043. The increa
the whole number OF postoflices was
and the whole number in operation Jun
1857, was 55,157. Appointments OF
masters We're made during the year us
lows On designations and commits
expired, G.863; on removals and srs
SONS. 2,3o4; on death of posmaI
3s9; establishment of new offices, :;
The following seven States had more
1900 offices on June 80: Pennsyh
Ala; New York, 3,24S; Ohio,
Virginia, 1855; Illinois, 1926 Mis-.
2,ll7 North Carol na, 2,1lO.
AS result of the annual adjusting
postmasters' salaries, which took
July l, 1887, twenty-five offices Of the
class We're reduced to the fourth class
two offices of the fourth class We're asst
to the third class, leaving 2,33G preside
offices. Divided into classes tho nun
are as follows: First. 81; second,
third, 1879.
The number of money order otiic
operation was 7,745, OF which 6lO we
Illinois, 34S in Iowa, 500 in New YORK
in Ohio, 43O in Pennsylvania, 4oG in ka
362 in Michigan, 343 in Missouri, and
in Indiana. The largest increase IN
State during the fiscal year was sixty
in Kansas.
Among the principal contract ar
consumed by the postal service were
, 1893 tons of wrapping Irvine, over l|f'
GOO facing slips, over GO,0Oo.ooO Di
and nearly Z .0UO,00O letterheads.
The following recommendations
made: That tie deposit Of fifty ceh
each postotfice- box key be reduced to
ty-hve cents; that authority be grant,
, the necessary appropriation be maa
! paving the rent of third class postoi1(
POSTAL REVENUE.